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capo on 3rd fret
starts off picking:
verse
e(3C)|--(0)------------| xAm2 |----------------------------| x2
B(3)|---1---1---1---1-|    |---1---1---1---1------------|
G(3)|---0---0---0---0-|    |---0---0---0---0------------|
D(3)|-----------------|    |----------------------------|
A(3)|-3---3---3---3---|    |-0---0---0---0--------------|
E(3)|-----------------|    |----------------------------|
     my brother...
   F|--(1)------------G|--(3)-----------Am-|-----------------|-----------------|
   |---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3-|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|
   |---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
   |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   |-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
   |-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|
    wait for me...
intro:    C  C  
verse 1:
my Cbrother, you taught me how to Amfly
my papa, you taught me how to cry
wFait for me, Gwait for me to show Amyou
wait for me, wait for me to show you
my Cmama, she torched down my soAmul
and i feel it, feel it whoaooah
sFo show me yoGur soul and ill shoAmw you mine
yeah show me your soul and ill show you mine
then (totally folk out!):         Am  Am  
so whos gonna Amlove you nGow, babyC?
   whos gonna love you now, baby?
when your gone fighting that war at sea
get on that ship and sail back to me
bridge:
Amooooooooh CwhhoahaoAmhh
           C     Amx2
 (harmonica)
the Am  
then another chorus (x2):
whos gonna Amlove you Gnow, babCy?
whos gonna love you now baby?
when youre gone fighting that war at sea
get on that ship and sail back to me
end on C
if unlike me, or like katy steele youre a proper guitarist put in all the hammer-ons and 
links between chords but here are the basics
(especially for the lyrics!)

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Brother

by Little Birdy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

capo on 3rd fret

starts off picking:

verse

C Am

e(3)|--(0)------------| x2 |----------------------------| x2

B(3)|---1---1---1---1-| |---1---1---1---1------------|

G(3)|---0---0---0---0-| |---0---0---0---0------------|

D(3)|-----------------| |----------------------------|

A(3)|-3---3---3---3---| |-0---0---0---0--------------|

E(3)|-----------------| |----------------------------|

my brother...

F G Am

|--(1)------------|--(3)------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|---1---1---1---1-|---3---3---3---3-|---1---1---1---1-|---1---1---1---1-|

|---2---2---2---2-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|

|-1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|-----------------|-----------------|

wait for me...

C C

intro:

verse 1:

C Am

my brother, you taught me how to fly

my papa, you taught me how to cry

F G Am

wait for me, wait for me to show you

C Am

my mama, she torched down my soul

and i feel it, feel it whoaooah

F G Am

so show me your soul and ill show you mine

yeah show me your soul and ill show you mine

Am Am

then (totally folk out!):

Am G C

so whos gonna love you now, baby?

whos gonna love you now, baby?

when your gone fighting that war at sea

get on that ship and sail back to me

bridge:

Am C Am

ooooooooh whhoahaohh

C Am

(harmonica)

the

then another chorus (x2):

Am G C

whos gonna love you now, baby?

whos gonna love you now baby?

when youre gone fighting that war at sea

get on that ship and sail back to me

end on C

if unlike me, or like katy steele youre a proper guitarist put in all the hammer-ons and

links between chords but here are the basics

(especially for the lyrics!)

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